HyperDic: cracidae

English > 1 sense of the word Cracidae:
NOUNanimalCracidae, family Cracidaecurassows
English > Cracidae: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningcurassows; guans; chachalacas.
Synonymfamily Cracidae
Member ofGalliformes, order Galliformespheasants
MembersCrax, genus Craxtype genus of the Cracidae
Ortalis, genus Ortalischachalacas
Penelope, genus PenelopeA genus of guans (turkey-like arboreal birds valued as game / game and food birds)
Pipile, genus Pipilegenus of large crested guans (the piping guans)
guanAny of several large turkey-like game birds of the family Cracidae
Broaderbird familyA family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
SpanishCracidae, crácidos, familia Cracidae
Catalancràcids

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